Running under two hours, Amazon's version of William Shakespeare's 'King Lear' is oddly thin and brisk, but you can't go wrong watching Anthony Hopkins as Lear. By Daniel Fienberg It’s been over 20 ...
Cairo National Theatre is set to celebrate the 100th performance of King Lear on Sunday, marking a milestone in both Yehia El ...
In the 15 years Aisle Say has had the privilege to review this professional ensemble, always have the scenic design and costume design been breathtaking. So it was with Riw Rakkulchon’s massive ...
There are presently ten film versions of King Lear on DVD. Each is worthwhile, but each differs from the others, at times considerably. For a first film, one should not choose Orson Wells or Paul ...
Walking on a Paper Moon and Lear (alone) open January 10th at the ReAct Theatre in Pioneer Square. There will be additional ...
Ian McKellen returns to Shakespeare's tragic monarch in a new Chichester production of 'King Lear' for Brexit Britain that transfers to London's West End. By Demetrios Matheou Unlike King Lear, Ian ...
For nearly 150 years, Shakespeare’s King Lear vanished from the stage and in its place audiences saw a version with a happy ending. Christopher Plummer speaks with theatre historian Tanya Pollard ...
To watch Anthony Hopkins growl and squint and fume his way through this BBC/Amazon production of “King Lear” is to realize the man gets taken for granted. Yes, he’s been knighted, and won an Oscar, ...
King Lear with Sheep stars one man and eight sheep. Understandably the play is not a straightforward replica of the original Shakespeare (even without the addition of the animals), and focuses on the ...
SECOND ARTICLE : PLOT AND PERSONAGES. SHAKESPEARE was forty-one years old when he wrote King Lear. Just at the time of life when a well-constituted, healthy man has attained the maturity of his ...
This return to star-driven Shakespeare has in Frank Langella a commanding Lear still driven by a craving for love We are used to director’s Shakespeare. This production, which plays 32 performances in ...